Allmusic Blog — 1979 seemed to be overloaded with great singles in all sorts of areas. Most of the greatness was coming out of England, from the last gasp of punk (although it hardly sounded tired when Stiff Little Fingers pumped out "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspec... more info

Gigwise — Will he be playing Glastonbury too?... more info

ContactMusic — NICOLE RICHIE had a blast from the past when she went shopping for fiance JOEL MADDEN's birthday - she bought him a rare print of his hero ELVIS COSTELLO shot by her... more info

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonThis one-off show, co-curated by Squeeze founder Chris Difford, had a weighty title, as if it were attempting to provide a definitive overview of London's musical history to rival Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city. But... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about celebrating pulchritude in pop. Now we want songs the signal the witching hourI was back in the chair for one week, just one week, and blow me down if it wasn't tougher than a tank of teak. One of those weeks when the more you... more info

All About Jazz — Coming from the 1970s UK pub-rock scene, Graham Parker had to slip away from the shadows cast by Nick Lowe, the producer of his first album Howlin Wind, and the burgeoning legend of Elvis Costello. Adept at sharp lyrics, a wicked wit and a keen sense... more info

Popdose — Coming from the 1970s UK pub-rock scene, Graham Parker had to slip away from the shadows cast by Nick Lowe, the producer of his first album Howlin’ Wind, and the burgeoning legend of Elvis Costello. Adept at sharp lyrics, a wicked wit and a keen se... more info

Live Daily — T Bone Burnett [ tickets ] and Ryan Bingham won an Academy Award last night (3/7) for Best Original Song for "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)." It was the first Oscar for both Burnett and Bingham; Burnett was nominated in 2004 alongside Elvis... more info

Guardian Music — He may not be a publicist's dream, but the maverick musician will bring his forward-looking curiosity to this year's festivalThe appointment of Richard Thompson as director of this year's Meltdown is good news, but champagne and fireworks aren't appr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ben Folds is playing two shows at NYC's Town Hall (April 12-13). Tickets are now on AmEx presale. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for a show he's playing on April 9th at NJ's Wellmont Theatre. Speaking of NJ, tickets... more info